Miracle and Natural Law in Graeco-Roman and Early Christian Thought

Grant, Robert M. Miracle and Natural Law in Graeco-Roman and Early Christian Thought. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1952. First edition. Octavo. [6],293pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine in original dust jacket. Captivating work by R. M. Grant attempting to answer several questions relating to the Greco-Roman world and early Christian thought: Were natural miracles regarded as possible by the man of the world in which Christianity arose? What bearing did the study of philosophy, rhetoric and science have on their individual view? Were there waves of skepticism and credulity? What did men think about nature and laws of nature?, etc. Two parts: 1) Science. 2) Christianity. Each part with b/w frontispiece. Dj spine sunned, minor staining on dj, otherwise a tight copy with dust jacket in very good, binding in near fine, interior in fine condition. vg. Hardcover. (28502) $95